For 2011's National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), Troy's Work Table is attempting to write thirty poems in thirty days without the help of writing prompts from other websites.
Many of these are still in some sort of draft stage, but that is the nature of the Work Table.
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JESUS CHRIST GOES NUCLEAR 1
What is the half-life of Jesus the Christ?
Peter and the Sons of Thunder know
but they forgot to write it down
when they stood on the peak of the mountain.
Moses and Elijah know
it is the sum of their combined half-lives
as the bearers of the Law and of the Prophets.
Mary of Magdala and the other women know
it filled the empty tomb with its light and heat
making them slightly nauseated and weak in the knees.
The men on the road to Emmaus know
it is mysterious and molecular and manifest
even as it is like the quiet breath of the cosmos.
What is the half-life of Jesus the Christ
when a day is as a thousand years
and a millennium is as though a single day
and the measure is of alpha and omega?
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Copyright © 2011 by Troy's Work Table
3 comments:
I really like the half-life and how they forgot to write it down.
I thought of you the other day (on the 2nd). And then I realized that I'd forgotten to tell you happy b-day.
Hugs.
I've been thinking a lot about radiation in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster. The concept of the "banana equivalent dose," which I consider to be a flawed analogy in this case, made me think about the "radiation" that emanated forth from Jesus during the Transfiguration. The leap to forgetting to write it down was tied to the altars that Peter wants to build to Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, but Jesus tells him "no." That, and all of the pieces that are missing from the Gospel texts, is where it originated.
As to my birthday, the actual day was rather mellow, which was welcomed. I ate too much that day, but it involved good conversation and joy. I celebrated with the family of origin a few days later. That was likewise rather relaxed, fattening, and enjoyable.
Thanks for the hug!
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